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swift
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uncommon(separate, unusual, strange, special)
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unconventional(separate, unusual, strange, special)
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unlooked-for
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unusual(separate, extraordinary, strange, special)
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vivid(violent, affected, shocking, explicit)
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alternating
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appalling
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bizarre(separate, unusual, strange, special)
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chance(extraordinary, wonderful, shocking, astonishing)
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distressing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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fortuitous(extraordinary, wonderful, shocking, astonishing)
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hair-raising(amazing, striking, astounding, frightening)
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initiating
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marvellous
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melodramatic(violent, affected, shocking, striking)
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miraculous(extraordinary, unusual, superb, wonderful)
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novel(separate, unusual, strange, special)
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original(separate, unusual, strange, special)
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out of the ordinary(expression, idiom, separate, unusual)
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